Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 49. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. A true patriot, Eva would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Eva was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (80 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is renowned for her bright yellow dresses and hats. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. His brown hair is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears long strands of opal and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has shaved her head bald. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Leshanna lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Moss agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She very much looks the part of a Laborer. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length copper crest. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She got into the Laborer business at a young age. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Detective does. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. Her bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, green cloak. His blue hair is matted, messy, and big. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 390 gp.